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2025 PNG Port Moresby, Piksa Bilong Taim Bipo - National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG)
On Independence Day 16 September 2025, Jan Hasselberg's 'Piksa Bilong Taim Bipo' exhibition was opened at the National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby. More than 200 historical photographs taken between 1875 and 1940 from all parts of PNG (a few from the highlands are post-WWII) will be on display for a few months. The exhibition was organised on the invitation of Mr. Steven Enomb Kilanda, Director of the National Cultural Commission. Mr Alois Kuaso, Acting Di
Nov 16


Papua New Guinea's population surpasses 10 million, census data reveals
PNG Population surpasses 10 million
Nov 5


Its the PNG Chiefs ! New NRL Team Officially Named
The latest NRL team has a name....
Oct 31


Pope approves cannoinisation of Peter ToRot who will be PNG's first saint
Peter ToRot to become PNG's first saint
Oct 31


PM Marape: Air Niugini’s New Airbus A220 a Symbol of National Pride and Unity
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed the arrival of Air Niugini’s brand-new Airbus A220, declaring it a proud moment for Papua...
Sep 25


Captain Beverly Pakii: Papua New Guinea’s Trailblazing Female Pilot
Air Niugini's female pilot Captain Beverly Pakii successfully delivered the new Airbus PX50 A220 from Canada to Papua New Guinea with...
Sep 25


Pearl Expeditions to launch new service
A new Australian expedition company is set to offer an alternative approach to exploring Papua New Guinea, with plans to launch five...
Sep 25


ABC Education Special - PNG: Road to Independence
Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse lands on Earth, and its independence from Australia in 1975 came against all odds....
Sep 25


PNG: Road to Independence by Max Uechtritz 15September 2025
Revisiting one of the most extraordinary political transitions in history – and the people who made it happen. PNG Road to...
Sep 25


His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, to meet PNGAA members 27 April 2025
PNGAA is delighted that His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, and his delightful wife, are visiting...
Apr 9


Prime Minister Marape’s New Year & Australia Day Messages
As Papua New Guinea approaches 2025, the year marking 50 years of independence, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape issued a heartfelt...
Mar 6


Papua New Guinea’s Road to Independence
1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on...
Mar 6


Help wanted- did you work in one of PNG’s Government agencies?
Help wanted for compilation of book material – Grateful for copies of photographs and words on personal recollections of working in one...
Feb 13


Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunday 27 April 2025 – Rydges Hotel, North Sydney
The 74TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Incorporated will be held in Sydney on Sunday 27 April...
Feb 13


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...
Jan 24


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...
Jan 24


50th Anniversary of Independence
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia.The Papua New Guinea Association of...
Jan 10
American historical expert promotes historical literacy for PNG Tourism
Dr. Brent Glass, former Director of the National Museum of American History and senior advisor to the Smithsonian Institute, made a...
Nov 6, 2024


Prime Minister Marape Opens New Airport at Kavieng
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape said the Government was investing in other key infrastructure developments like the K125.7 million...
Apr 10, 2023


Australia Gives Newbuild Patrol Boat to Papua New Guinea
Shipbuilding group Austal has delivered the ninth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel,...
Dec 1, 2022


Goroka Coffee at Melbourne International Coffee Expo
Papua New Guinea-based coffee bean exporter, Elijah Harro of Alpha Coffee Collective, joined forces this year with industry stalwart and...
Nov 1, 2022


Australian Ministers at COP27 in Egypt
Writing in The Age on 7 November 2022 Nick O’Malley reported that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would not be at the scheduled Climate...
Nov 1, 2022
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